Comparison

Gratsy vs Free Stuff

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gratsy

Discover new products tailored to your preferences through personalized samples and offers. This community-driven app connects you with brands and helps you find items you'll love, all for free.

Highlights
  • Personalized product samples
  • Tailored offers
  • Community connection
  • Product discovery
Features
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Gratsy is a community where you can connect and find your new favorite products! We get to know you, so that we can send you personalized samples and offers we think you will enjoy - for free.

About

Free Stuff

Discover and share free items within your local community. Easily post unwanted goods to give them a new life or find treasures others have donated. The app also facilitates community support and crowdfunding for good causes.

Highlights
  • Discover free items nearby
  • Post items for donation
  • Share unused goods
  • Community support
  • Crowdfunding for causes
Features
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Free Stuff Nearby: Discover free items donated by the community in your neighborhood. Donate your unused items instead of throwing them away. Share your stuff for free with your neighbors. Simply snap a photo of your unused item, post it in less than a minute, and feel good when someone picks it up and wholeheartedly thanks you. Spread love and care. Be good, and life will be good to you. Freebies around you are waiting for you to pick them up. When you receive an item, consider donating another item for the community. We support each other. Need crowdfunding support for a good cause? Raise funds for yourself, your community, or a project. Free items, including TVs, beds, clothing, bikes, and more. Community support when it's needed most.

Screenshots

Gratsy4 screens
Free Stuff4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gratsy and Free Stuff both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 56% of Free Stuff's written reviews are positive against 42% of Gratsy's. Gratsy's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Gratsy against 4.6 for Free Stuff. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 994 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Gratsy's written reviews are positive against 56% of Free Stuff's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gratsy ships an update monthly, Free Stuff every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gratsy versus Free Stuff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGratsyFree Stuff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.6K ratings)4.6 (994 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better994
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB34 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperGratsy LLCApoLeaf

Customer experience

Gratsy

All ratings2,536 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative52.1%

Free Stuff

All ratings994 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Gratsy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Login issues
  • Compatibility problems
  • Delayed or missing offer updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve notification system
  • Increase availability of offers
  • Add more ways to track orders
  • Enhance app stability and performance

Free Stuff

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gratsy

No in-app purchases

None

Free Stuff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gratsy free?
Gratsy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Free Stuff free?
Free Stuff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gratsy or Free Stuff?
Free Stuff is rated higher. Gratsy averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Free Stuff averages 4.6 from 994 ratings.
Do Gratsy or Free Stuff have ads?
Both Gratsy and Free Stuff show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gratsy or Free Stuff?
Gratsy ships an update monthly, and Free Stuff every 2 months. Most recently, Gratsy was updated on October 16, 2026 and Free Stuff on October 18, 2026.

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